Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Little Dagger ❯ Explanations, Part One ( Chapter 6 )

Hi All!

 

 

Yeesh…I know I haven't updated in a while, but hopefully this chap will sort of make up for it.

 

 

I know I said before that this chap would have the explanation for most of the weird behavior that you've seen in Anzu. Well…that's sort of true. I got to looking at my stories the other day and realized exactly how long it's been since I've updated. I decided to put this up even though it's only the first part of the chap.

 

 

Just as a warning (I'll probably put this in the next chap too, but....), I've taken quite a few liberties with the canon of YGO…like with Anzu and Yuugi's back-story and family history…. But I think it works out okay.

 

 

Taisgirl23 mentioned in a review for Chapter 4 that she thought Anzu was a bit harsh with Yuugi at the endduring thewhole `Don't make promises you can't keep' bit.Anzu's reasoning for that will be explained in this chap…actually probably in Part 2 of this.

 

 

And just one more thing, well, actually two - first, I don't know if anyone noticed, but Jou and Mai's kids aged about 2-5 years between their appearances in this fic when there was only supposed to be about a year or so in between. Author's mistake on that part…. v(=^.^=)

 

 

Also, I failed to mention this, but when Anzu held those cards to her chest in the last chap, she gained their powers - i.e. Shining Friendship's wings (for flight), Magician of Faith's staff (for a weapon and some power), and Dark Magician Girl's mana, or magic, (for strength and the bulk of her power). When she merges with the cards, any physical attributes that she chooses to use from them are expressed. Using the example above, the only things that would have been shown were the wings and the staff. The rest was mana, pure power. Also, byhaving Dark Magician Girl's powers, she had the ability to use Sage's Stone and call Yuugi's Dark Magician into play as a partner.

 

 

So, yeah, I kinda really screwed with my own story in the last chap, but I should be able to get it back on track here with this one. Enjoy!!!

 

 

YoukaiLuvr

 

 

Disclaimer: I own no part of the seires Yu-Gi-Oh, nor do I own any part of Star Trek: Voyager.

 

 

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Little Dagger

Chapter 6 - Explanations, Part 1

 

 

“Still nothing?” asked Mai as she came down the stairs. Jounouchi shook his head. “Nope, not a sound.”

 

 

Mai sighed, worried. It had been nearly six hours since the incident in the backyard and Anzu's ensuing collapse. After getting no initial response from her, Jou carried the dancer into the house and laid her down on the couch, a very worried Yuugi not too far behind.

 

 

“I just now got the kids into bed,” said Mai, coming to stand beside her husband. “They're just as worried as we are about their aunt.”

 

 

Honda and Shizuka were still there, as well. Shizuka had furthered her medical training after high school - she had graduated from nursing school with honors the previous fall - and thus was able to ease the minds of everyone by examining Anzu as soon as she was brought into the house. To the best of Shizuka's knowledge, however, Anzu was simply in a very deep sleep and would wake up when she had recovered her energy.

 

 

Honda remained for the same reason as the others - Anzu was one of their oldest and most dear friends. If anything happened to one of them, the others were there to back that one up. Now though, worry was really starting to set in. They had thought that Anzu would wake up in an hour or two at the most. But six hours was something that had not crossed any of their minds. And for something that had not occurred to them, it was certainly weighing heavy….

 

 

“Yuge,” said Jounouchi. “I know I asked you this earlier, but humor me, pal - do you have any idea at all what that was all about out there?”

 

 

Yuugi looked up at his friend. The smaller man seemed to be taking Anzu's condition the hardest - he had pulled the chair Honda got out for him right next to her and hadn't moved…for the entire six hours.

 

 

“I don't know,” he said, his voice small and tired. “I mean, I have a very small idea - just some things that this might connect to - but it's nothing that would explain all this….”

 

 

“That's why I'm going to.”

 

 

All five heads turned in the direction of the voice that had spoken.

 

 

“Anzu!” cried Yuugi, his face breaking into a smile. “You're awake!”

 

 

She smiled back. “Yeah, I'm awake. But like I said, I forgot just how much that takes out of you…. Anyway, I suppose I owe you guys an explanation or two, huh?” she said, somewhat nervously.

 

 

They all gave her varying versions of “Well, duh!”

 

 

Anzu just had to smile at that. She sat up, preparing herself. “Well, I'm not quite sure where to start, so do you have any questions?”

 

 

“That's the understatement of the year there, Anzu,” said Jou, though he was smiling as well.

 

 

“I hate to admit it, but he's right,” said Mai. “We have a ton of questions.”

 

 

“Starting with this one - where in the hell did you learn to do that? That, that thing with the glowing and the cards and the floating and the….” Jou sputtered out, not knowing the words to say.

 

 

Anzu laughed. “Heheh, you mean the card merge? Well, basically I was literally able to pull certain attributes and powers from the cards and absorb them into myself. Kinda like Yuugi did with the Dark Magician in the Capsule Monster world, only without the armor,” she said.

 

 

The others looked surprised.

 

 

“But how come you collapsed like that?” said Shizuka, still worried about Anzu's health.

 

 

“Yeah, and how come those ugly guys needed machines to do the same thing you did?” asked Honda, ever the military strategist.

 

 

“Well,” said Anzu. “Those questions kind of coincide. You see, the machines that Souta and Katan were using were aides - allowing them to merge. Most people alive now can't merge with Duel Monsters cards at all, but there are some left. The majority of them that can have to use the machines to augment any natural ability.

 

 

“But there are two people left on Earth who are able to merge without any help whatsoever. The way this is done is sort of like the Ancient Egyptian Ba and Ka - the cards you use need energy to work and that energy comes from you. The more cards you use and the longer you use them, the more energy they require. If you use them for too long, the energy drain becomes overwhelms your body. Yuugi's armor was sort of a medium between needing the full machine and, well, not needing it.”

 

 

Anzu finished her mini-speech and looked around at the others. They were surprised to hear this, to say the least.

 

 

“Whoa,” said Jou. “That's some powerful stuff.”

 

 

“And I'm guessing you are one of those two left that don't need machines or armor?” said Mai, raising an eyebrow; Anzu nodded.

 

 

“Anzu,” said Yuugi, surprising everyone - he hadn't said anything since Anzu woke up. She turned to him. “Why did those two call you `Jekri'? I got the feeling during and after the KCI2 fiasco that there's something you're not telling me and those two have something to do with it, I just know it.”

 

 

Anzu closed her eyes and sighed. “I knew that question would come up. To tell you that, I'm going to have to tell everyone things that have only been told to four other people - and they are back in New York. Not even my own mother knows about this stuff.”

 

 

The others just looked at her, incredulous. The so-called `cheerleader' of their team - the forever bright, perky, happy one - kept secrets that bad…from them? The idea wasn't feasible.

 

 

Anzu looked at each of them in turn. “I'm afraid Yuugi doesn't have much of a choice - he's too involved in this already - but the rest of you can still back out if you wish.”

 

 

Jounouchi slammed his fist down on the low table that rested in front of the couch, gaining everyone's attention immediately.

 

 

“No way,” he said. “There is no way in hell that we are gonna leave you and Yuge to deal with this crap on your own. You've been behind us for years, Anzu - now it's time for us to return the favor.”

 

 

Anzu looked at him and the others. All of them were determined to follow along with her and Yuugi. She turned back to Jou and Mai.

 

 

“But what about your children? I can't let you help us if they're going to be with you. It's simply too dangerous.”

 

 

The two parents looked at each other, a few moments passing in silent communication. Jou spoke first.

 

 

“We'll send them to my mom's place for a bit. It's fall break, anyway, so they won't miss much in the way of school. `Sides, they've been begging to go see her. They'll be fine there.”

 

 

Anzu nodded. “I guess I have no other way to change your minds, then?”

 

 

“Anzu, we've already told you - we are coming along to help you, whether you like it, or not,” said Honda.

 

 

Accepting their willingness to help, Anzu started to fill them in on the details.

 

 

“Before I get too far into this, I want to ask you to please, wait to ask me any questions until I'm done? This is going to be hard enough as it is.”

 

 

Everyone nodded.

 

 

“Okay. Well, I guess, first thing would be Yuugi's question about the name `Jekri.' Well, that's actually only part of a name. The full name is Jekri Kaleh. It translates to Little Dagger. I was known as Jekri for a time when I was young, before I met Yuugi. But that comes in later.

 

 

“Oh, and you may want to get comfortable…this is going to take a while....”

 

 

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So, what do you think? Yeah, Iknow it's kinda short, but I hope it's enough to keep you guys happy until I can get back with the second part…which I know (I hope) is going to get some major reactions.

 

 

Before people start asking, Jekri Kalehis actually a Romulan name. I found it in a Star Trek: Voyagertrilogy book series called Dark Matters (Cloak and Dagger, Ghost Dance, and Shadow of Heaven). They are really good books and I enjoyed them immensely. And yes, Jekri Kalehdoes translate to Little Dagger- read the book if you don't believe me.

 

 

Please R&R and lemme know what you think!

 

 

YoukaiLuvr